Let Maxime Bernier Debate

09/10/2019

Those of you who answered the previous
Call To Action to write to the Leader's Debate Commissioner, regarding Maxime
Bernier being banned from the Electoral Debates, may have received the recent
reply (see below) from Michel Cormier, Executive Director. The
reply is rubbish and deceptive and they must be called out on it.

The "Independent" Committee,
which was created by the "Liberals", intentionally made it impossible
for Mr. Bernier to participate in the debates.

Mr. Bernier qualifies in the eyes of
the nation as he has candidates in over 90% of electoral districts (a
miraculous accomplishment in less than a year) and he is an elected Member of
Parliament.

The crux is that the
"Independent" committee created an intentional technicality in the
criteria to make it impossible for Mr. Bernier to qualify.

Mr. Bernier is indeed an elected
MP...but the committee added...."as a member of that party".
Since the People's Party is new and Mr. Bernier was elected as a Conservative
MP...it is impossible for him to qualify for this specific criteria. Why
would the committee feel a need to add this point if they weren't looking to
sabotage Mr. Bernier's chances to debate?

i. at
the time the general election is called, the party is represented in the House
of Commons by a Member of Parliament who
was elected as a member of that party.

In response to backlash from the public
and the PPC, the LDC is requesting that Mr. Bernier somehow see into the future
and pick 5 ridings wherein the party feels candidates would be elected in order
to meet criteria (iii). (see below) ...and then maybe...just maybe the LDC will
approve them. What nonsense...is the PPC clairvoyant? Could anyone
foresee Trump's magnificent win?

This committee is a front group for the
Liberals. More of our tax dollars wasted on tomfoolery.

Whether you support Bernier or
not...this is an attack against our democracy and the actions of a
totalitarian, socialist, dictator who wants to shut down much needed
conversation on issues of mass immigration and protecting our sovereignty.

Please contact the debates
commissioner David Johnston and Michel
Cormier, and demand they permit Mr. Bernier to debate. Either
sign and send the response provided below or create your own...but please take
action.

info@debates-debats.ca

jaanu.varaprasatham@debates-debats.ca

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS CANADA!

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Instructions above the Line....

Dear Mr. Johnston and Michel
Cormier,

The following reply from the Debates
Commission, with all due respect, is hogwash.

It is obvious that the Debates
Commission worded the criteria with the sole purpose of sabotaging the People's Party of Canada's
leader, Mr. Maxime Bernier, from being able to qualify. The conduct of
the Leader's Debate Commission is shameful and transparent.

Therefore, I request the LDC cease and
desist these games and request, once again, that Mr. Bernier be extended an
invitation to the upcoming televised leaders debates and in so doing uphold the
integrity of our democracy and allow voters go to the polls having been well
informed of each party's platform.

If not, there will be a boycott of the
debates and I am wondering how your advertisers will feel about this.

Regards,

Action4Canada Team

Email from Michel Cormier:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. This is an important
matter, and we appreciate you writing to us with your views.

The Leaders' Debates Commission has not yet made a decision about
whether the People's Party of Canada satisfies enough criteria to be invited to
participate in the federal leaders' debates.

The criteria for participation were specified in the Order in
Council (OIC).that created the Commission.

As outlined in section 2(b) of the OIC, invitations to participate in
the leaders' debates are to be extended to "the leader of each political party
that meetstwoof the following criteria":

i. at the time the
general election is called, the party is represented in the House of Commons by
a Member of Parliament who was elected as a
member of that party,

ii. the Debates
Commissioner considers that the party intends to endorse candidates in at least
90% of electoral districts in the general election in question,

iii. (a) the party's
candidates for the most recent general election received at that election at
least 4% of the number of valid votes cast or, (b) based on the recent political
context, public opinion polls and previous general election results, the
Debates Commissioner considers that candidates endorsed by the party have a
legitimate chance to be elected in the general election in question.

The People's Party of Canada was not in existence during the last
federal election, so they don't qualifying under criteria (i) "the party is
represented in the House of Commons by a Member of Parliament who was elected
as a member of that party" or criteria (iii)(a) "the party's candidates
for the most recent general election received at that election at least 4% of
the number of valid votes cast"

That means the party must demonstrate that it satisfies the two
remaining criteria.

We have concluded that the People's
Party of Canada satisfies the condition that requires fielding candidates in
90% of the ridings.

But - at this time - the Commission has not yet seen sufficient
evidence to conclude that the People's Party of Canada has a legitimate chance
of electing more than one candidate in the next federal election. This is a
preliminary assessment. The Commission will
continue to evaluate the People's Party of Canada's qualification under the
participation criteria. We have asked the People's Party of Canada to submit
additional information to the Commission to assist us in this task. On August
23rd the People's Party of Canada submitted a list of five
ridings that they believe are the most likely to elect a candidate. The Commission will seek additional information on
the legitimate chance of candidates endorsed by the People's Party of Canada
being elected in any of those identified ridings.

Moving forward:

September 9th: Deadline for the People's Party of Canada to submit any other
information to the Commission (additional to the riding information) that they
may deem necessary for the Commission to consider regarding participation.

September 16th: The Commission to publish a final list of participants.

Again, I want to make clear that the Commission has not yet made a
decision about whether the People's Party of Canada satisfies enough criteria
to be invited. We believe it is too early to make that determination. We
will publish a final list of invited parties by September 16.

Finally, I want to thank you for taking the time to write, and for
paying attention to this important matter.